First Financial Northwest (FFNW) Competitors

Capitol Federal Financial (NASDAQ:CFFN) and First Financial Northwest (NASDAQ:FFNW) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, community ranking, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, risk and earnings.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor CFFN or FFNW?

Capitol Federal Financial received 35 more outperform votes than First Financial Northwest when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 59.89% of users gave First Financial Northwest an outperform vote while only 53.58% of users gave Capitol Federal Financial an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Capitol Federal Financial	Outperform Votes 247 53.58%	Underperform Votes 214 46.42%
First Financial Northwest	Outperform Votes 212 59.89%	Underperform Votes 142 40.11%

Is CFFN or FFNW a better dividend stock?

Capitol Federal Financial pays an annual dividend of $0.34 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.0%. First Financial Northwest pays an annual dividend of $0.13 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Capitol Federal Financial pays out 87.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. First Financial Northwest pays out 118.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Capitol Federal Financial is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Does the media favor CFFN or FFNW?

In the previous week, Capitol Federal Financial had 8 more articles in the media than First Financial Northwest. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Capitol Federal Financial and 3 mentions for First Financial Northwest. Capitol Federal Financial's average media sentiment score of 1.67 beat First Financial Northwest's score of 0.74 indicating that Capitol Federal Financial is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Capitol Federal Financial	7 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
First Financial Northwest	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk & volatility, CFFN or FFNW?

Capitol Federal Financial has a beta of 0.49, meaning that its stock price is 51% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, First Financial Northwest has a beta of 0.51, meaning that its stock price is 49% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, CFFN or FFNW?

Capitol Federal Financial has higher revenue and earnings than First Financial Northwest. Capitol Federal Financial is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than First Financial Northwest, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Capitol Federal Financial	$180.76M	4.18	$38.01M	$0.39	14.59
First Financial Northwest	$37.56M	5.57	$1.07M	$0.11	206.09

Is CFFN or FFNW more profitable?

Capitol Federal Financial has a net margin of 12.67% compared to First Financial Northwest's net margin of 1.34%. Capitol Federal Financial's return on equity of 4.96% beat First Financial Northwest's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Capitol Federal Financial	12.67%	4.96%	0.53%
First Financial Northwest	1.34%	0.67%	0.07%

Do analysts rate CFFN or FFNW?

Capitol Federal Financial currently has a consensus target price of $6.50, suggesting a potential upside of 14.24%. First Financial Northwest has a consensus target price of $22.75, suggesting a potential upside of 0.35%. Given Capitol Federal Financial's higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Capitol Federal Financial is more favorable than First Financial Northwest.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Capitol Federal Financial	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
First Financial Northwest	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in CFFN or FFNW?

88.5% of Capitol Federal Financial shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 55.0% of First Financial Northwest shares are held by institutional investors. 3.2% of Capitol Federal Financial shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 7.2% of First Financial Northwest shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Capitol Federal Financial beats First Financial Northwest on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.